Abraham Sofaer
51 movies · 55 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 30, 1896
- Died
- Jan 21, 1988 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
- Also known as
- Abraham Isaac Sofaer
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Abraham Sofaer (October 1, 1896 – January 21, 1988) was a stage actor of Burmese-Jewish descent who became a familiar supporting player on film and television in his later years. He was born in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar). Sofaer's strong features and resonant voice complemented the many exotic character parts he played. He began his acting career on the London stage in 1921, but soon was alternating between London and Broadway. By the 1930s, he was appearing in both British and American films. Among his more prominent performances were the dual role of the Judge and Surgeon in Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and St. Paul in Quo Vadis (1951). He also appeared on television from its earliest days in the late 1930s and on radio. Although his film appearances diminished after the 1950s, he continued to have guest roles on dozens of major U.S. television series throughout the 1960s, including Star Trek ("Charlie X"), The Twilight Zone ("The Mighty Casey"), Lost in Space ("The Flaming Planet") and The Outer Limits ("Demon with a Glass Hand"), until retiring in the mid 1970s. He may be best-remembered for his recurring role as Hadji, the master of all genies, on I Dream of Jeannie. Sofaer married Psyche Angela Christian, with whom he had two sons and four daughters. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, as the result of congestive heart failure in 1988. The noted jurist of the same name is the son of one of the actor's cousins.
Read the full biography
Description above from the Wikipedia article Abraham Sofaer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Abraham Sofaer: movies and TV shows
Acting (106)
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971 Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
as Governor
- 1970 Chisum
as Chief White Buffalo
- 1969 Justine
as Proprietor
- 1969 Che!
as Pablo Rojas
- 1968 Head
as Swami
- 1967
- 1967 Journey to the Center of Time
as Dr. (Doc) Gordon
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Joseph of Arimathaea
- 1964
- 1963 4 for Texas
as Pulaski
- 1963
- 1963 Twice-Told Tales
as Prof. Pietro Baglioni
- 1963 Captain Sindbad
as Galgo
- 1962 Taras Bulba
as The Abbot
- 1962
- 1962 Hitler
as Morris Kaplan
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957 The Sad Sack
as Hassim
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Omar Khayyam
as Tutush
- 1957
- 1957 Not One Shall Die
as David Lessing
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 The First Texan
as Don Carlos - magistrate
- 1956 Bhowani Junction
as Surabhai
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Out of the Clouds
as The Indian
- 1955
- 1954 Elephant Walk
as Appuhamy
- 1954 The Naked Jungle
as Incacha
- 1954 His Majesty O'Keefe
as Fatumak, Medicine Man
- 1953
- 1952
- 1952 Judgment Deferred
as Chancellor
- 1951 Quo Vadis
as Paul of Tarsus
- 1951 Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
as Judge
- 1950 Cairo Road
as Commandant
- 1949 Christopher Columbus
as Luis de Santangel
- 1948 Calling Paul Temple
as Dr. Charles Kohima
- 1947 The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Benjamin Disraeli
- 1947 Trilby
as Svengali
- 1947 Dual Alibi
as French Judge
- 1947
- 1946 A Matter of Life and Death
as The Judge
- 1941 The Prime Minister
as Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
- 1941 Freedom Radio
as Heini
- 1940 Crook's Tour
as Ali
- 1936 Rembrandt
as Dr. Menasseh
- 1936 The House of the Spaniard
as Vidal
- 1936 Things to Come
as The Jew (uncredited)
- 1934 Nell Gwyn
as (uncredited)
- 1934 The Admiral's Secret
as Don Pablo y Gonzales
- 1933 The Wandering Jew
as Zapportas (Phase IV)
- 1933 High Finance
as Myers
- 1933 Karma
as Holy Man
- 1933 Ask Beccles
as Baki
- 1933 Little Miss Nobody
as Mr. Beal
- 1932 The Flag Lieutenant
as Meheti Salos
- 1932 Insult
as Ali Ben Achmed
- 1932 The Flying Squad
as Li Yoseph
- 1932 The House Opposite
as Fahmy
- 1931 Stamboul
as Mahmed Pasha
- 1931 Dreyfus
as Dubois
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
2 episodes